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Housing in CB23 8BD

What the homes in CB23 8BD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bar Hill, Girton & Grantchester
Council
South Cambridgeshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,596 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (75.3%). Flats make up 0.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

CB23 8BDEngland
Detached75.3%22.9%
Semi-detached20.4%31.5%
Terraced3.6%23%
Purpose-built flat0.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

88.2% of households in the CB23 8BD area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.2% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 53.8% own outright and 34.4% with a mortgage.

CB23 8BD
88%
England
  • Owned88.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented10.2%20.5%
  • Social rented1.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB23 8BDEngland
Owned outright53.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council0.3%8.3%
From a housing association0.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 19.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CB23 8BDEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (21.2%). 22.9% of households include dependent children.

CB23 8BDEngland
Living alone, under 667.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.5%12.8%
Couple, no children21.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over19.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in South Cambridgeshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in South Cambridgeshire (August 2026, +3.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

South CambridgeshireEngland
All homes£1,408£1,459
One bedroom£1,010£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,281£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,530£1,489
Four or more£2,148£2,161
Detached£1,928£1,640
Semi-detached£1,469£1,449
Terraced£1,400£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,171£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CB23 8BD (Bar Hill, Girton & Grantchester) (about 1,596 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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